Analytical Models for the Design of Iron-Based Permeable Reactive Barriers
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 131, Issue 11
Abstract
The preliminary design of iron-based permeable reactive barriers is often accomplished using analytic expressions for one-dimensional groundwater flow and contaminant transport. Typically, one or more of the governing processes is simplified or neglected to facilitate development of a tractable solution. This paper presents a set of improved design equations that include the effects of dispersion, finite domain boundary, sequential decay, and production processes, and increased flow through high conductivity barriers. When applied to realistic example problems, application of the expanded design equations typically results in the specification of a larger permeable reactive barrier thickness than obtained using conventional approaches.
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Acknowledgments
This research was partially supported by Grant No. UNSPECIFIEDR82-7961 from the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program. This paper has not been subjected to any EPA review and therefore does not necessarily reflect the views of the Agency, and no official endorsement should be inferred. James Craig’s graduate study was supported by the National Science Foundation Integrated Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) program in Geographic Information Science.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 131 • Issue 11 • November 2005
Pages: 1589 - 1597
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Received: Aug 2, 2004
Accepted: Apr 6, 2005
Published online: Nov 1, 2005
Published in print: Nov 2005
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